Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
别啥都带上东北俩字，你要是好电影就不说，破电影真给东北丢脸
片子拍得不是毫无亮点 但是这个题材是我心中的禁忌之最 因此只有两种结果：要么极差，要么极好
节奏慢到无法集中精力看，整个片子又弥漫着一股悲伤的基调，看得很难过。不过活着的人困于亲密的人的突然离世，不愿放下的故事还是有点打动到我。
东抄西抄也就这样，难得一桌子能凑齐这么多东北人，本来以为能带点民俗啥的，结果所有的狠人都是一秒变怂，所有的狠人都是浪子回头
节奏好慢，但很能get到两位女生之间的感情，最后手绘那段竟然看哭了😢
不再归来，困于海中央，长发变短，吞饮着孤单，破晓前蓝沉沉的天空下，我对你的怜惜和不舍溢出了海平面。就像想象里的那样吧，再慢慢靠近我，结束我这长久的奇异的冷静。当海向岸边的人奔腾而来，当你选中了我，不再离开我。
看进去之后发现百合元素才不是卖点。
野心确实很大，这场葬礼其实就是对东北这个行将就木的经济体的巨大缅怀，筹备过程中的所有行为都是对东北刻板印象的细致拆解，但是行至中端一切都不可预知的崩塌了，原本步调紧凑的节奏失控，演化成混乱的人物大杂烩。太可惜了。
挺可以，文本干净利索，老爷子真帅啊，&替这片不值，第一部关注殡葬的电影不应该是这个吗，怎么就人生大事了啊哈哈哈哈哈？
不再归来，困于海中央，长发变短，吞饮着孤单，破晓前蓝沉沉的天空下，我对你的怜惜和不舍溢出了海平面。就像想象里的那样吧，再慢慢靠近我，结束我这长久的奇异的冷静。当海向岸边的人奔腾而来，当你选中了我，不再离开我。
整体上是部合格的喜剧作品，就是差点被这片名给唬了。
节奏有点问题，配乐没得说。01：29-32美得像画。
画面、色彩、台词、剧情、节奏，每一处都恰到好处，勾人心弦。
这是堇的妈妈说的话，堇曾经的男友也赞同了。只有女主愣在了那里。面对他人逝去的事实、我们的选择只有接受或是难以忘怀。
儿歌的内容和结尾动画也完全对应吧，飞向天空，面向大地，终归大海。
本以为是一部低配版《大腕》，没想到我还是太高看土味东北喜剧了，其实这群演员可以驾驭任何电影，无论什么主题、内容和流派，反正拍出来都是一股馊味。
整体上是部合格的喜剧作品，就是差点被这片名给唬了。
海的意义是什么？对于堇是苦苦寻找自我，对于真奈是认识与接纳死亡？前面不知道讲了些什么，最终导向了很常见的地震海啸主题，今天天气晴朗，该放下的都放下吧。【“我喜欢走路。”“你记住回去的路了吗？”“我也喜欢迷路。”】莫名很喜欢这一段对话。没想到美波也有被衬得高大的一天。
有一部喜剧诚意之作。和发财日记一样，本以为是烂片，看完全非常不错。就是喜头悲尾这点依旧不太喜欢。不知道为什么
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